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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Who Wants a Delicious Avocado Smoothie?

One
morning, about a year ago, I was craving a nutrient dense, calcium rich drink
that looked like melted green snow and tasted sort of like ice cream – true
story. This craving gave birth to renowned Braley Avocado Smoothie. Now I must
pay tribute – this simple hydrating brew was the brainchild of my friend Pete…but
I might add that it was yours truly who perfected it. (But I do tip my hat to
Pete each time I blend the green snow drink.)

Before
I list the ingredients and let you read about the health benefits, I must warn
you that at first glance this smoothie appears dubious. You might dodge a drink
of it with excuses like, “Oh, I’m not really thirsty” or “Uh, it’s green” or
even “No way that tastes like ice cream.” Well, my friends, look again. Nay,
don’t look. Just drink. Close your eyes if you have to. Pretend it’s…well
pretend it’s green snow that tastes like ice cream. Or if that description
weirds you out a little…close your eyes and pretend you’re overpaying for a delectable
Orange Julius.

Without
further adu, the Braley Avocado Smoothie:

·1.5 cups
of milk (if you are lactose intolerant, or have a few extra pennies to
burn, you could use Almond Milk or Rice Milk)

·1 avocado
(peeled and pitted…obviously)

·1.5 tablespoons of honey, or to taste (or again,
if you have a few extra pennies…use 1 tbsp of Agave Nectar which has a low glycemic
index which means that when consumed, it doesn’t cause a sharp rise or fall in the
blood sugar. Seriously. Google it. And then buy it at Costco, Wal-Mart, or
online where it’s the cheapest respectively.)

·1 teaspoon of vanilla (go ahead, use
the imitation vanilla. I do. The real stuff is way too pompous. Sorry, Grandma.)

·6 ice
cubes

·Bonus
Item: ½ to 1 whole banana. You can take or leave the banana. It adds an
energy boost, sweetness, and bananas are relatively inexpensive.

·Combine
all of these ingredients in a blender and blend for 20 seconds, depending on
desired consistency. Remember, the longer you blend, the warmer the
smoothie will get – so you may need to add more ice cubes.

Now I know that Avocados can be a
bit spendy…but if you read my Monday post, you will note that you can score
avocados at Aldi for under buck. And the Avo is what makes this smoothie a
nutritious gold mine. Avocados are high in fat…fat, by the way, doesn’t always make
you fat (fat can make you fat, but
not always…but we’ll explain that in
a later post). You see, it’s full of healthy
fats (which are GOOD for you!). Avocados also contain a compound that has been
shown to lower cholesterol levels and they contain folate to boot, which
improves heart health. Besides their rough outer shell that protects them from
insects and poisonous chemicals while being grown (making it unnecessary to
purchase organic avocados), avocados offer
a colossal amount of Vitamin E. What does Vitamin E do? Who cares!? It’s a
vitamin – just drink it! (Fine…it protects against myriad diseases and helps
you maintain your overall health. Like I said…it’s a vitamin.)

So,
after you make your first Braley Avocado Smoothie, close your eyes, give a nod
to my friend Pete, and drink down the melted green snow that tastes of ice
cream. Then log back on to here and tell
me how your experience was in the comment section.

4 comments:

I can't quite get around to making this today because I have no avocados, but I am SO excited to try it! We make a lot of smoothies around here, though the only green ones we've had are green because of spinach. I've never thought of trying an avo in my smoothie. Thanks for the idea! :)

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I live in Minnesota with my beautiful wife and 4 children. About six years ago we completely overhauled the way we ate...for both health and humanitarian reasons. But since we operate on a single salary income, it had to be cheap and easy! This is my story.